Third-point support for brake-beams.



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Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

`snwIN G BUssE, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, -AssIeNpiz To cHIcAGonaILwa saumur COMPANY; oF cHIc'Ae, ILLINOIS,

" mman-POINT SUPPORT Fon'BRAKE-Bnams.

To all wk'c'm it camera'.-

Be it knownthat I, EDWINGQ'B-nssn, a.,

citizen of the United Stat's, residing at city l of Chicago; State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful! Improvement in Third-'Point Supports foriBrake-Beams, of

which the following is a full, clear, `and eX Vact descriptiom such as will en ablef'others skilled in the art to Which'it appertains'to makeanduse the same, 'referencebeing had 4to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichvFigure l is a side elevational view ofmy improved third point" support for brake beams. Fig. 2 'is a detail view, of a shoe -which coperates with the third point si1pport. I+`ig.3 is a sectionalviewon line 3 3 This invention relates to anew and useful improvement in thirdpoint .supports-for brake beams, the object being to space the third point support from the spring plank soas te provide an opening forlthe passage of the slack adjuster rod. Hereto-fore, the` method of supporting the third point supportorinclined `track has'been to bolt or rivet the same directly against the underside f of the spring plank and when so mountedthe inclined 'supporting spring was in the way 'of slack adjusting mechanism en nployed on certain railroads.

- In the drawings, l indicates the spring' plank and 2 are brackets depending there.

from, to which brackets .is secured by rivets or bolts the third point supporting spring 3 whose outer ends are bent upwardly to form inclined tracks upon which rides the shoe 4 pivotally mounted upon the nose of the-strut 5 of the brake beam. 6 is the ten.

sion member of said beam, and 'I is the compression member.

S is the brake hanger, and 9 is the'brake lever.

l0 indicates a'rod extending from a slack Specication of 'Iltters Patent. l Application, inea may 23, 1.9.13.- serial No. 769,9'a7..

supporting lbetween .sa-id Patented Dec'. 30,

l1-1 Apassing 'through the strut f tl1'e 'b rake beam and apen which the 'brake lever- `is pivotally' mounted. This slack adjiister'rod,

'as shown, extends parallel "to abovethe thirdpoint supporting spring, seidig-rod passing throng the brackets Q Landiindfer- 'ressin'gthe third point supporting spring; am enabled to provide' a -space fonthesla'ck adjusterrod and' still utilize I all 'fof the elements" entering into the thirdv point .support Vfor :theblake beam. H

.What-I 'Claim i's 1. The @mbit-.taiony of a spring i" 15st, a.

thirdvpoint supporting spring, and raokets depending from said spring plank upon which Said third 'poifntA supporting. vWhichji't is `.spaced IOIIIZ :Said spring plank.

is mounted and b Q."They combination yof a spring brackets depending therefrom, a lthirdV peinty and saidsp'ring plank.

The combination of .a spring plank',l

open brackets dependingv therefrom, a third -point supporting spring mounted on said brackets andh'avingitsendsinclined-- upwardly, abrake beanihaving a sho'ey'vhich coperates with the. inclined end of-- said. spring, and a slack -adjuster rod secured to said ,brake beam and extending parallel to said* third 'point supporting spring .being l0\ cated therebetween and said spring plank. i

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in thepresence of two witnesses,

-EDWIN G. Busse.

I lVitnesses:

E. T. WALKER,

M.. F. HUN'rooN.

spring, n iountedg upon said bracketLand'at-slack adjuster rod arrangedv third point supporting spring 

